Shears



SHEARS Filed Eeb. 23, 1927 INVENTOR l/E ray 14 LAT/HER ATTORNEY conventional form in Fatented Apr. 23, 1929 omen: STA

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HENRY w. LA'rIMEn', or SAN rnnno, osnrronn s.

' SHEARS.

Application filed February 23, 1927. Serial Ho. FY0286.

invention relates generally toshears, and particularly, although not necessarily,

to harbors shears, as used. In shears of this character,

in cutting hair. which embody crossed and pivoted blades having arms provided with linger the Junction or the loops, there is termed lilac es and arms shoulders which are moved toward and away from edges on the operation of between the two which blade during the normal the shears to up a cutting or punching action on any olnect interposed in practice, trequently pinches or cuts the ears of the person whose hair 1s ber out.

It is apurpose of my invention to provide a pair ofshears which nre constructed to form guards for the aforementioned shoulders and edges which permit the norlllitl operation of the shears in the cut-t the shoulders and edges of hair but prevent cintting or pinching the ears or any other part of the head.

I will describe only one iorin oishears embodying my invention and will then point out the In the acconipr Figure 1 is a viewshowing in 1 novel features thereoil in the claim;

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rent elevation and in closed position one 'form of shears embodying my invention;

Figure 2 is a with the shears view similar to in open position;

Figure 1 Figure 3 is a View showing the shears in edge elevation F1 gure 4:

taken on the line of Referring specifically to in lts present my invention, shown incorporated 1n a bledes 15 crossed and and provided with arms linger loops 18. thick as compared to the their points of junction W is a transverse sectional view Figure 2.

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pair of shears of that they include pivoted on a screw 16 17 terminating r in The arms 17 are relatively blades 15 and at ith the latter they are provided with diagonal shoulders 19 which, in the closed position of the blades areadaptcd to abut diagonal edges 20 of the blades 15.

In my invention, the edges 20 are substantially half the thickness 0 conventional shears, to flanges or extensions 21. v

f the edges of the make provision for These extensions '1 L. i. than c in 1 invention 'eiiiecting a she embodiment,

grips and being rec are of sufiicient area to cover the shoulders 19 when the shears are in open position, as illustrated in Figure 2, order that the rece s or gap between the shoulders and edges 20- will he at all timesspanned. Thus,

in actual use, the extensions in overlying the shoulders 19 prevent other object h .ing caught between the shoulders and edges and thus cut or pinched during; the normal operation of the shears in cutting the hair. The extensions being disposed SllllSl'i l orally in the same plane as f the blades provides at theopposite sid s of the shears relatively smooth and un iter upied surfaces that in no way interfere wi yet at the Sill. e time rendering the shoulders and edges inel'liectivo to operate any accin the normal operation of the shears the ears or any denial injury to the cursor other'parts of sides of junction 01' the blaiilos end arms fo interhttin oi" the blades with each i the recessing, of the blades formi a shonlder on each blade co-o 'ierating with an edge of the other bladetoforin a space or gg'ap when the blades are open, into which objects are adapted to he I received and subjected to pinching or out v p; during the closing movements of the blades, and a lateral eretension on the outer sideof each blade, projecting from said edge of the latter and overlying the shoulder of the other blade.

I have herein shown and deto such extent when the blades are open,

that the extensions will span'said spaces or thereby prevent an object from k 'v'ed in the latterland pinched or cutdjuring closing movement of the blades.

HENRY W. LATIMEVR. 

